So, where to keep the rifles now? Thomas H. King, the president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, laid out the options:

BEDROOM King recommended the closet. What about the dresser drawer? “The average rifle is usually around thirty-eight to forty inches long, so they’re not going to fit in every drawer,” he said. “But if they fit, sure.”

KITCHEN “I wouldn’t keep them in my kitchen, because I don’t have any place where I could keep them securely,” King said. Under the sink sounded possible: “It would depend on how much room there is. I like to generally keep them out of sight.” One place to avoid: the refrigerator. “It would probably cause rust because of the moisture.”

GARAGE King warned that garage doors are usually easier to break down than house doors. But the garage is not out of the question: “There may be people who have more secure garage doors, or maybe a big safe.”

BATHROOM “I’ve never heard of that. I think again you’re talking about too much moisture.”

King, who lives about thirty-five miles from Gillibrand’s house, added that he owns rifles himself, but wouldn’t say how many (“That’s none of your business”) or where he keeps them (“That’s none of your business, either”). He did confirm, however, that they are not under his bed.

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